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KIKU-8
Launch Details
Launched | 17 December 2006 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Non-operational |
Launch site | Tanegashima Space Center, Japan |
Owner | Japan |
NORAD ID | 29656 |
COSPAR ID | 2006-059A |
Alternative names |
ETS-VIII KIKU NO. 8 ENGINEERING TEST SATELLITE VIII |
Observing |
Current orbital elements
Inclination | 10.890° |
Eccentricity | 0.00023 |
RA ascending node | 2.808 hr |
Argument perigee | 111.301° |
Mean anomaly | 248.463° |
Orbital period | 1454.432 min |
Epoch of osculation | 28 Jun 2025, 06:54 |
Derived Quantities
Min Altitude | 36142.2 km |
Mean Altitude | 36151.9 km |
Peak Altitude | 36161.5 km |
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
H-2A R/B